[Elecraft] KPA100 Problem solved

Leo Starrenburg PA5LS [email protected]
Mon Jan 20 12:40:00 2003


Hello Don,

glad to hear things are ok again. One question: what would have caused the
high temp. reading ?

Could the bias-current via the pot cause the transisor (with less cooling
from the heatsink) to reach the higher temp. ?

73' Leo PA5LS



> Took a close look at Q3, temp. sensor on the KPA100 board.  Although I had
> retightened the mounting hardware two weeks after construction per Eric's
> suggestion, it had worked loose.